That's the most likely scenario. Any enthusiast knows damn well to keep away. The problem is that they've come down in price and become so easy to use, that your average ignorant joe blow can fly around with one without thinking about it. I agree that following the thing home and having a chat with the operator is the best course of action. Still... by now these issues have hit the news enough this summer that you'd think people would wise up. :(
On the other hand... http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/parrot-drones-easily-taken-down-or-hijacked-researchers-demonstrate/ -Steve D On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > They're probably just filming the fire and have no idea they're > interfering with the operations. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Monday, August 17, 2015 12:09:29 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] What to do when the Internet is down... > > Surprising people would mess with firefighters. > > I remember seeing a VW beetle someone parked in front of a fire hydrant, > and there was a house fire. The firefighters bashed out windows on both > sides and ran a firehose through his car. No doubt they could have picked > it up and moved it, or called police to have it towed, but this was quicker > and hopefully taught him a lesson. > > > *From:* Steve D <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 11:56 AM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] What to do when the Internet is down... > > The particular fires are in southern BC along the US/Canada border from > Osoyoos over to Rock Creek/Kettle Valley area. > > We've got a temporary service in place relayed from a neighboring WISP > now. It's not a lot, but it's something. Another community north of there > is completely in the dark due to the fires to the south... no phone lines, > no power, not even cell. Logistically, there's nothing we can do for this > community right now either. Reports indicate the power company is setting > up a generator. > > 30 homes were lost in Rock Creek so far, and then there's an effin' idiot > flying a drone which has caused the air support for the fire to be grounded > yesterday. Now *THERE* is someone I hope the black suits find... > > -Steve D > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 6:30 AM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Where are you at Steve? >> >> ryan >> >> -- >> D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc >> broadband | telco | colo | communities >> PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 >> 425-939-0047 >> >> On Aug 16, 2015, at 12:52, Steve D <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We had a bad situation this week where wildfire took out our upstream's >> fiber in one valley which we relay wirelessly over to another valley. We >> had calls from people angry that we weren't driving through the roadblocks >> to fix it. >> >> :( >> >> -Steve D >> >> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The last row are me during a thunderstorm. >>> >>> *From:* D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 2:07 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] What to do when the Internet is down... >>> >>> Normally these comics are just humor. The 'complain to your local >>> congressman' is what got me to send it to this group. >>> >>> ryan >>> >>> <eijjfgai.png> >>> >>> -- >>> D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc >>> broadband | telco | colo | communities >>> PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294425-939-0047 >>> >>> >> >> > >
